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Chiefs reportedly sign Justin Tucker to practice squad after Harrison Butker missed two field goals in Week 7

The Kansas City Chiefs have signed kicker Justin Tucker to their practice squad, following a missed field goal by Harrison Butker in Week 7.

First seen Oct 28, 2026 · 1:02 PM UTC · last updated Oct 28 3:39 PM

Scoring Zone's Take

For season-long value, this is a mild red flag rather than a crisis. Butker is still the active roster kicker and the presumptive starter, but if his struggles continue, the door is open for Tucker to be elevated or for a formal competition to emerge. Tucker, meanwhile, is a future value play at best right now — he's not rosterable for fantasy purposes while on the practice squad, and any speculation about him taking over should be treated as just that, speculation, until there's an actual roster move.

Actionable takeaway: keep starting Butker this week if he's in your lineup, but monitor his weekly performance and any subsequent transaction news closely. Don't add Tucker yet since he can't contribute on your scoreboard from the practice squad. If Butker's accuracy issues persist and Tucker gets elevated to the active roster, that would be the trigger point to reassess the kicker situation in Kansas City. Confidence on this analysis is moderate given the mixed confidence levels across sources, but the underlying transaction itself is well-corroborated.

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This is a practice-squad add, not an active-roster move — Tucker cannot play in games unless promoted, so there's no immediate fantasy impact for Week-to-week lineups. Harrison Butker remains the Chiefs' active kicker and should still be rostered/started as usual. The real story here is organizational insurance: if Butker struggles with accuracy or has an injury, the Chiefs now have a proven (if legally troubled) veteran ready to step in on short notice, which raises Butker's *job security risk* slightly but doesn't change his current role.

Continue starting Harrison Butker as the Chiefs' primary kicker Do not add Justin Tucker in standard leagues — he's practice squad only and not eligible to play Monitor Butker's accuracy/health over the next few weeks; if he struggles, Tucker could be promoted quickly given his track record In deep dynasty/IDP leagues with practice squad stashing, a speculative add of Tucker is low-cost but low-priority

NFL Network: Chiefs signing veteran kicker Justin Tucker to practice squad

The Kansas City Chiefs have added some competition to their kicker room.

The Chiefs are signing Justin Tucker to the practice squad, NFL Network and ESPN reported Wednesday. The Kansas City Star's Sam McDowell first reported the news.

Kansas City worked out three kickers, including Tucker and former Ram Harrison Mevis, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

Tucker has not played since the 2024 season, and he served a 10-game suspension last year for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy. The 36-year-old was accused of improper behavior during massage sessions by 16 massage therapists from eight Baltimore-area spas, which were said to have taken place from his rookie season in 2012 through 2016.

The Ravens released him in the spring of 2025 after 13 seasons with the club.

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A seven-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro, Tucker is the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history, behind the Chargers’ Cameron Dicker. For his career, Tucker has converted 89.1% of his field goal attempts, but the 2024 campaign, Tucker’s final season in Baltimore was his worst. He missed eight of 30 field goal attempts, including five from 50-plus, and two PATs.

The signing in K.C. comes as Harrison Butker has struggled mightily, missing five field goal attempts already this season and one PAT. Butker missed two FGs in Sunday night’s 20-3 loss to Seattle.

Butker remains on the 53-man roster, but with Tucker added to the practice squad, his job now looks in jeopardy, especially if the struggles continue.

Coverage from Nfl Dot Com News · by Kevin Patra · Oct 28, 2026 · read original